Ken
Gone but not forgotten
I don't know if I posted before about a "metallic clicking" sound coming from my drivetrain, somewhere (?). It only happens when putting a (directional) load on the drivetrain; when I first put a load on it to move forward, there is a click or two, and when I stop torquing it, shift to reverse and start to put a load on it in that direction, there is a click or two. :confused We just can't seem to pin that one down.
Dave at Guldstrand's wasn't sure, and they did the rear gear install, as well as all of the suspension and brake (all four rotors have been replaced) modifications. He thinks it might be axle clips of some sort, but those were something in a later style rear end I think he said. And yes, we replaced all six (seven actually if you count the one we found bad when I was in the shop a month or so after the initial replacement). He didn't seem concerned though. :eyerole
I had a friend visiting recently that's been a wrench all of his career (35-40 yrs or so), and he, brave soul that he is, stuck his head under my rear tire :L while I put a load on the drivetrain. He thought the click was coming from the transmission. Now that made sense; after all, my O/D was slipping anyway.
Well guess what? The rebuilt O/D is in and works fine, but the click is still there. :s I sure do hope that something hidden doesn't finally decide to break while going long-distance. :eek
I should mention that the clicking noise started after I got the new wheels. At first I thought it was the "centering rings" that were included with the Borbet wheels, but I have replaced all of those. Then we discovered a cracked lug nut (see Lug Nut), so I replaced all twenty of those. Still there. ad
Hmmmm....Curiouser and curiouser...
Dave at Guldstrand's wasn't sure, and they did the rear gear install, as well as all of the suspension and brake (all four rotors have been replaced) modifications. He thinks it might be axle clips of some sort, but those were something in a later style rear end I think he said. And yes, we replaced all six (seven actually if you count the one we found bad when I was in the shop a month or so after the initial replacement). He didn't seem concerned though. :eyerole
I had a friend visiting recently that's been a wrench all of his career (35-40 yrs or so), and he, brave soul that he is, stuck his head under my rear tire :L while I put a load on the drivetrain. He thought the click was coming from the transmission. Now that made sense; after all, my O/D was slipping anyway.
Well guess what? The rebuilt O/D is in and works fine, but the click is still there. :s I sure do hope that something hidden doesn't finally decide to break while going long-distance. :eek
I should mention that the clicking noise started after I got the new wheels. At first I thought it was the "centering rings" that were included with the Borbet wheels, but I have replaced all of those. Then we discovered a cracked lug nut (see Lug Nut), so I replaced all twenty of those. Still there. ad
Hmmmm....Curiouser and curiouser...